Vatican news Pope Francis urges political and civil authorities in Amazonian countries to safeguard the fundamental rights of the indigenous Yanomami people, who live on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. By Devin Watkins “I call on the political and civil authorities to ensure the protection of the people (yanomami) and their fundamental rights, and…
Vatican news During the Angelus of the Solemnity of the Assumption, Pope Francis entrusts to Mary, Queen of Peace, the concern and pain of the peoples who suffer because of conflicts and war. He recalls the grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza and remembers all the peoples of the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar. By…
Vatican news Pope Francis renews call for peace in war-torn places and prays for victims of airliner crash in Brazil. By Devin Watkins “Let us renew our intense prayer for peace, especially in martyred Ukraine, in the Middle East, in Palestine, in Israel, in Sudan and in Myanmar.” Pope Francis made the appeal Sunday as…
Vatican news At the end of his Sunday visit to the city of Trieste in northeastern Italy, Pope Francis called for prayer and efforts for world peace, remembering in particular Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Sudan and Myanmar, all those in the world who suffer because of war. By Thaddeus Jones At the conclusion of Sunday's Mass…
Vatican news In a statement issued after the meeting of the Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC), the bishops sounded the alarm over “the incredulous level of violence and hatred” tearing at the fabric of Sudanese society. By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis is urging world leaders to seek peace between warring parties in Sudan, as aid…
Vatican news Fighting between the army and paramilitary forces that erupted more than a year ago has plunged Sudan into what observers predict could be the world's worst hunger and displacement crisis. By Linda Bordoni The UN reports that 12,000 civilians have been killed in Sudan's ongoing war – although the actual death toll appears…